"Sure you don't mean harass and annoy Marie?" Marie slammed her glasses on the table in frustration. Couldn't he just leave? She really had serious work to do. But of course he wouldn't class her work as serious.

He gave her a slow smile. "That too."

"Leave!"

Honey patted his shoulder sympathetically. "Don't take it personally, she's always like this when she's writing a new novel. Artistic temperate and all."

"Exactly." Marie's brown eyes flashed. "I get homicidal. Especially when someone I haven't seen for 6 months knocks on my door, asks to see Honey and then spends 20 minutes mutely staring at me while waiting for her to come out of the shower!"

Honey's eyes widened. "You waited 20 minutes for me?"

"I mean can't you see I'm trying to work? Couldn't you have called her? Have you ever heard of a invention called the telephone?"

"Have you ever heard of medication?"

Marie glared.

Why was he even here? He might be Honey's childhood friend but he'd never been hers. When she hadn't heard his name for six months she'd hoped the world had finally granted her wish and he'd dropped dead!

But no, here he was as arrogant and infuriating as ever.

"What do you want?"

At her impatient question, however, the unexpected happened. He turned serious. "I want to speak with Honey."

Realization dawned. "And you can't do that with me here? Right, you want me out of my own flat. Typical. Just typical." Marie started to stand.

"No, it's not that, It's just.."

"Can't you even say whatever it is with me here, anyway? Why can't I know?"

She expecting a comeback about how childish she was acting, instead, his eyes met hers. "Ok, I suppose you can. Everyone will know soon enough."

Marie was confused, Honey looked worried.

"I have cancer. So," he gave a grim smile "looks like you won't need to unleash those homicidal tendencies, after all."

authors note.

If you like this please review my other stories bitter blood and savage brutality, I have all three on the go at mo and if you could tell me which you like best that will be the one I concertrate most on. Thanks. Luv KaitX

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